Posts tagged: Access
Stimulus2Recovery
Access to technology - computers, multi-use in business, neighborhood and personal services, government recognition and financial wherewithal are major cripplers of neighborhood level service industry businesses in Concentrated Poverty neighborhoods.
Captioning on all videos
Please be encouraged to have all videos be captioned. Otherwise there is the digital divide lingering on no matter!
This website is not accessible - because all videos are not captioned and so it is not called ACCESS. I think it is miswording unless you consider adding captions.
CM, SSW
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Back in the day, we started a company to make Internet access affordable for everyone. It was really cool. We ran into a lot of problems trying to get lines (dialup and dedicated) through Verizon, even though they were not (yet) in the Internet business. Verizon was a thorn in our sides all the way.
Setting Goals for Internent Access in America
Any plan for the future of Internet access in America must have clear justifiable goals. For example, do we want to play catch up to Japan which already offers its citizens more than 100 Gbps for $20/month or with S. Korea which has nearly ubiquitous access.
I believe the discussion is not whether to build out Internet access to everyone in the U.S. This is a given. Everyone in the U.S.
Community FIBER for HOME and OFFICE
See http://communityfiber.org.
Would you like to get a GIGABIT fiber connection to your house and office? For less than you pay the Telco/Cableco now?
Would you like to get GIGABIT fiber access within 4-5 years at most, as opposed to waiting 10 or 20 years for the Telco/Cableco to bring it to you?
Would you like to INSURE network neutrality and vendor-neutral service?
Middle-aged kid
I was lucky enough to retire early on an old-fashioned, defined-benefit pension from the Federal Government last August, just when the meltdown started. I have had a little time to get more facile with the internet and the computer generally, and have tried looking for part-time work through this means.
IMPORTANT NOTICE about High Speed
I work fulltime on the Internet. In fact, I own and run a webhosting company out of Panama where we have 6 fibre optic networks coming into our data center. Where I live however, I can only get a very second rate satellite service. I have to drive 15 miles to get what I need for high speed when I need it.... VERY frustrating.
Now... VERY, VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR YOU ALL.
Expense
One of the most frequent barriers to access is income. I am a retired public servant. I have been teacher, social worker, and advocate for persons with disabilities my entire prefessional life. Now tha I am retired and disabled myself, I find that my usual means of communication is the internet. I use it to stay in touch with my children, grandchildren, and friends.
Counties Could Take the Lead
I have tried for years to get my county government to conduct a survey by mailing out forms to be returned and/or by doing this on a county government web site. The survey would include the type of Internet access respondents have, the cost, the provider and the general amount of time it is used on a weekly basis.
The Internet Washington, D.C, and the world
In Washington only about half of the population has access to high speed Internet. The best and fastest way to spur an economic recovery is to provide access to the Internet for everybody.
